Hamburg, July 8 (IANS) Virtually snubbing the US, the G20 Summit on Saturday said the Paris Agreement on climate change is irreversible. “The leaders of the other G20 members agree that the Paris Agreement is…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of not cooperating with the central government over the Darjeeling unrest and accused the state government of…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Delhi Police on Saturday nabbed a dreaded criminal associated with the Joga gang, along with his aide, from the national capital when they were allegedly planning to commit a “huge…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Saturday that Delhi residents will not have to wait much for life-saving surgeries in government hospitals as they can get them done for free…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar on Saturday supported entry of foreign lawyers into the Indian legal sector but said there should be on the basis of “reciprocity” between their…
Dhule (Maharashtra), July 8 (IANS) One of the prime accused in the sensational lynching of 16-year-old Junaid Khan in a train last month has been arrested in Dhule, northern Maharashtra, Government Railway Police said here…
Hamburg, July 8 (IANS) Rejecting emerging protectionist trends, the G20 countries, including India, on Saturday agreed to keep the markets open and fight protectionism, including all unfair trade practices and hinted at advancing the implementation…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Artisans of Karnataka have been randomly practising their traditional and creative ideas for many decades. As one of their traditions, idol making is quite remarkable. The state has around 140…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday cleared proposals worth around Rs 2,800 crore, including one to upgrade armoured vehicles to make them night-fighting…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The government’s order on reduction of user development fee (UDF) charges at the IGI Airport is expected to benefit passengers flying in and out of Delhi. However, it might also…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Saturday nabbed a man accused of stabbing to death an aspiring air hostess, along with his two accomplices, including a juvenile, from Mumbai. Prime accused Adil,…
Riyadh, July 8 (IANS) The Saudi Haj Ministry has imposed a $106 fee on each domestic pilgrim to be paid by organisations and companies offering services for them, the media reported on Saturday. The fee…
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), July 8 (IANS) Five most-wanted Maoists, including two couples, with rewards totalling Rs 16 lakh on their heads, laid down their arms before the authorities on Saturday, police said. According to Superintendent of…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Saturday said that the latest technology should be used for waste management as the time had come for a zero-waste Delhi. Baijal’s remarks came…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan will visit Istanbul in Turkey from July 10-12 to represent India at the 22nd World Petroleum Congress (WPC) International Conference,…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday sought to know why raids and Enforcement Department notices were issued only to the “leaders of opposition parties and where there were governments of the political…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) For India to consistently grow at nine to 10 per cent over a three decade period, there is a need for “technological leap-frogging” which can happen only if an ecosystem…
London, July 8 (IANS) United States tennis player Sam Querrey marched towards the Wimbledon last 16 after defeating French Jo-Wilfried Tsonga here on Saturday. In two hours and 58 minutes, the 24th-seed winner obtained a…
Darjeeling, July 8 (IANS) The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) on Saturday sought the intervention of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) citing the “shocking instances” of human rights violation and “misuse of power” by the…
London, July 8 (IANS) A cleric has been jailed for 13 years reportedly for indecent and sexual assaults in England, the media reported on Saturday. Mohammad Haji Saddique, an Imam at a mosque in Cardiff,…